An attorney representing Greg McMichael, the man who initiated the neighborhood chase that led up to the death of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia, is reportedly asking a federal judge to show leniency when the man is sentenced next week for a federal hate crime conviction.

In a legal filing, McMichael’s attorney said the defendant deserves “a substantial period of incarceration,” and that he should be spared a life sentence, reported the Associated Press.

McMichael was already sentenced to life without parole on a separate murder conviction.

The attorney said 66-year-old McMichael also wants to be transferred to a federal prison to avoid serving time for Arbery’s murder in a Georgia state prison because of safety concerns from other inmates, reported the AP.

McMichael is scheduled to be sentenced on Monday in U.S. District Court along with his son, Travis McMichael, and William “Roddie” Bryan. All three men were convicted in February of committing hate crimes.

More about the charges and sentencing can be found here.